Chris is a registered civil engineer (CA P.E. C66595) specializing in hydraulics, hydrology, geomorphology, water quality, ecology, and ecosystem rehabilitation/restoration. He has over 17 years of experience on a diverse array of projects including river and floodplain restoration, sediment and water quality studies, flood inundation and water supply investigations. The environmental settings for these projects range from natural to urban, from coastal estuaries through lowland alluvial rivers to headwater streams and adjacent meadows and forests.

Drawing from his diverse academic and consulting background, Dr. Hammersmark seeks innovative and sustainable process-based solutions to complex multi-objective water resource and ecosystem restoration challenges, while operating within the specific constraints of each project. He is committed to the conservation, preservation and rehabilitation of aquatic, wetland and terrestrial ecosystems.